HARD vs EASY

Math is hard
Ignorance is easy

Getting a good education is hard
Not studying is easy

Saving money is hard
Spending money is easy

Delayed gratification is hard
Buying what you want today using a credit card is easy

Saving money and buying cars, clothes and electronics with cash is hard
Leasing cars and carrying credit card balances is easy

Honoring your contracts and commitments is hard
Defaulting on your obligations is easy

Accepting responsibility for your life and actions is hard
Irresponsibility and blaming others is easy

Getting married and raising a family is hard
Getting a girl pregnant and walking away is easy

Reality is hard
Delusions are easy

Planning for the future is hard
Hoping things turn out for the best is easy

Critical thinking is hard
Believing a lie is easy

Sacrificing for future generations is hard
Selfishness is easy

Freedom and liberty are hard
Dependence and an entitlement mentality are easy

Keeping our noses out of other countries’ business is hard
Telling other countries what to do at gunpoint is easy

Negotiating with countries on an equal basis is hard
Invading a country pre-emptively is easy

Living within our means is hard
Deficit spending is easy

Managing our own currency in a prudent manner is hard
Letting private bankers control our currency for their benefit is easy

Defending yourself against crime with a gun is hard
Hoping the police will keep you safe from criminals is easy

Living your life with as little state control or impact on your life is hard
Depending on the state for protection and your welfare is easy

Resisting a corrupt criminal government is hard
Passively bowing down to the state is easy

Taking care of each other is hard
Letting the government take care of others is easy

Staying healthy is hard
Getting fat and sickly is easy

Hard work is hard
Being lazy is easy

Finding a job is hard
Collecting unemployment is easy

Being honest, truthful and forthright is hard
Lying is easy

Earning trust and respect is hard
Expecting respect automatically is easy

Going to work every day for forty years is hard
Pretending to be disabled and collecting SSDI for life is easy

Holding politicians accountable is hard
Voting for the politician that promises you the most is easy

Keeping a Rebublic is hard
Allowing oligarchs to gain control over our Republic was easy

Life is hard
Tough sh!t – anything worthwhile in life is not easy

This Fourth Turning will be hard
There is no guarantee that we make it to the next First Turning where life would be easier